[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42349-42350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13914]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires 
that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Thursday, July 27, 2023; 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be 
held virtually via Zoom. Information to participate can be found on the 
website closer to the meeting date at https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Hochberger; Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903-7661 
or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of this Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE-SC concerning the basic energy sciences research 
program.

Tentative Agenda

 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 Updates on 2023 BESAC Charges
 Welcome from the Office of Science
 News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences
 Progress Towards Liquid Solar Fuels
 Defining Strategic Directions for Research
 Basic Research Needs Update
 Update on Computational Chemical and Materials Sciences
 Public Comment
 Adjourn
    Breaks taken as appropriate.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. A webcast 
of this meeting will be available. Please check the website below for 
updates and information on how to view the meeting. If you would like 
to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either 
before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements 
regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Kerry 
Hochberger at [email protected]. You must request an 
oral statement at least five business days before the meeting. 
Reasonable provisions will be made to include the scheduled oral 
statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct 
the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public 
comment will follow the 10-minute rule. Information about the committee 
can be found at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for review 
on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences 
website at: https://science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13914 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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